Plain Nine Dam

Plain Nine Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Plain Nine Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Plain Nine Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.42948, -78.50302. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Plain Nine Dam

• Horseshoe Curve · fort · Blair · ~10 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark · sanctuary · Blair · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ritchey Knob · viewpoint · Blair · ~12 km · Must-see
• Leap-The-Dips · park · Blair · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lakemont Park · park · Blair · ~13 km · Must-see
• Temple Beth Israel · temple · Blair · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pine Knob · viewpoint · Blair · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament · church · Blair · ~16 km · Must-see
• Schaefer Head · viewpoint · Blair · ~16 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site · sanctuary · Cambria · ~16 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel · church · Cambria · ~17 km · Must-see
• Gallitzin State Forest · sanctuary · Cambria · ~18 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 147 · sanctuary · Blair · ~19 km · Must-see
• Herman Point · viewpoint · Bedford · ~20 km · Must-see
• Blue Knob · viewpoint · Bedford · ~21 km · Must-see
• Blue Knob State Park · park · Bedford · ~23 km · Must-see
• Canoe Creek State Park · sanctuary · Blair · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Plain Nine Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Plain Nine Dam

• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~10 km · Must-see
• Raystown Lake · lake · Huntingdon · ~43 km · Must-see
• Warrior Ridge Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~52 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Lake · lake · Bedford · ~56 km · Must-see
• Quemahoning Reservoir · lake · Somerset · ~60 km · Must-see
• University Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~70 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Lake · lake · Clearfield · ~71 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~73 km · Must-see
• Meadow Grounds Lake · lake · Fulton · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~94 km · Must-see

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